“Tier one cable operators, particularly in the North American market, are in the beginning stages of a multi-year investment cycle to boost broadband speeds, while also dramatically improving the intelligence and automation capabilities of their outside plant,” said Jeff Heynen, Vice President of Broadband Access and Home Networking market research at Dell’Oro Group.

“With the strong growth we have now seen in the first two quarters of the year, we are doubling the growth rate for 2025 to 10 percent Y/Y,” stated Dave Bolan, Research Director at Dell’Oro Group. “Factors contributing to the growth of 5G MCNs are increasing 5G Standalone (5G SA) subscribers and more 5G SA launches by mobile network operators (MNOs)… more

“Our initial assessment confirms that the narrative we’ve been discussing for some time is now coming to fruition. Market conditions have continued to stabilize, resulting in growth for three consecutive quarters outside of China,” said Stefan Pongratz, Vice President of RAN market research at the Dell’Oro Group.

“Following six quarters of soft sales in optical transport, it was great to see this market recover and post a strong double-digit growth rate,” said Jimmy Yu, Vice President at Dell’Oro Group. “One area contributing to the strong growth for optical was the rising demand for disaggregated WDM.” Learn more